Iron Horse

Keith’s work is amazing; pricey but you get what you pay for.

Simonds Caps and Cordova also look very nice.

Depends where you’re sending something with DHL; for me to send a shirt from here to Australia with DHL it’s $80, but to Sweden it’s $30. 

2 hours ago, SLAB said:

are these the next thing after chups ? 

Watch out ladies.

4 hours ago, Double 0 Soul said:

I would need American Apparel thigh highs.. speaking of such any chance @superfuture could sell advertising space to AA again

“Guys, any thoughts? Should I size down one on these?”

I’m in the same boat of having unsightly legs; I think the key might just be the proper hose:

Some great finds:

That play suit is too good Lefty. There’s a beautiful one on fleabay right now but it’s going for three grand.

I regret not picking up the Ironalls chore coat from you but c’est la vie.

1 hour ago, SLAB said:

came across this shirt from Workers (which gets not enough love btw)

chambray pullover zipper shirt

@Iron Horse perhaps an interesting design to start from; sorry for bugging you about this 

That’s a nice one; for this fabric color I’d personally pick a zipper with lighter-colored taping than black. For example:

Nice one Unders! Very interesting shirt that does seem to be handmade considering that the it's a pullover chambray, which started to go the way of the Dodo in the mid to late '30s, plus it has a 1910s-style squared collar shape, but no chinstrap, no chest pocket (many 1910s shirts would have just one pocket), and short sleeves, like a 1910s-meets-'40s style mashup.

Repeat

Yes, doesn’t appear to be discharge printed. 

True Lefty; I have the first issue, great stuff!

Some more from Sansome:

12 hours ago, Duke Mantee said:

I think good wabash can often wear better than denim. 

There’s something to be said about the way it can fade, for sure.

Stumbled across these wabash fades from Heller’s Cafe:

The following are by way of Sansome:

Another recent catalog find, from 1928-29:

Lofgren engineers; no degree required, equipment optional:

12 hours ago, Smallrod said:

For those with engineer boots, are you supposed to buckle and unbuckle the boot straps every time you put them on and take them off?

No, it’s not necessary.

I use a bootjack, it's just faster to get them off with one as opposed to sitting down and pulling them off.

1922 ad:

Lofgren Wabash dot shirt:

I don’t have much Wabash these days but here’s some:

The Rite Stuff Wabash scarf in 5 oz selvedge chambray. I have the sample version with the selvedge edge; through some miscommunication the factory cut the selvedge off all the final production scarves so I had a choice of having them remade (and God knows what would have happened to the amputees) or keeping them and selling them at a lower price. 

Modelled here by my wife:

The final version, sans selvedge:

I thought that usually this issue is due to a high instep/arch? 

My Lofgren engineers are very easy to get on and off FWIW, but they’re CXL, which might make a difference in softness.

26 minutes ago, ecsong187 said:

Will you be posting reviews of repro pieces in here? 
Ive always liked stifel and wabash

Anyone is free to post any wabash-related content they’d like here! 

Two original 1920s photos I picked up recently:

On to vintage examples: